Autotelism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  autotelism \autotelism\ n.
     1. belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own
        justification.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  autotelism
       n : belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own
           justification